Subsea
FlexTech to Install Flexible Pipes for Ocean Installer
FlexTech, a flexible pipe specialist, has signed a contract for flexible pipe installation with Ocean Installer in a $850,000 deal. Aberdeen-based FlexTech will deliver the detailed design of a flexible pipe installation spread as well as installation analysis and project support to Ocean Installer,
Reef Subsea Re-Organizes into Three Separate Units
Reef Subsea has announced a re-organization to create three independent companies, Reef Subsea, X-Subsea and Technocean Subsea, all with separate management and independent strategies. Reef Subsea was created in 2010 in a joint venture between the oil and gas private equity investor HitecVision and
Technip to Sell Majority Stake in Seamec to HAL Offshore
Technip has entered into binding agreement for the divestment of a majority stake of at least 51% up to 75% in Seamec Limited to HAL Offshore Limited, India ( $27.6 million for 51% stake and up to $40 million for 75% stake). This divestment allows for the development of the Seamec business and HAL’s
TE SubCom to Deliver AAE-1 Submarine Cable
The AAE-1 Consortium, owners of the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 submarine cable spanning approximately 25,000 km connecting Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe, and TE SubCom, a TE Connectivity Ltd. company, announced that the contract for the majority of segments of the AAE-1 system has come into force.
Aquaterra Secures DCT Contract from Premier Oil
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to design and build six Drill Centre Templates (DCT) for Premier Oil’s Catcher Development in the UK North Sea. The complete DCT contract is worth up to £10 million. The contract was awarded following pre-qualification and tender management by the Aquater
Seatronics Continues Improving Its ROV Fleet
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has invested more than $1.7 million in the latest technologies, sensors and tools available from Tritech International Ltd, a Moog Inc. company. Many of the products will enhance the ROV tooling capabilities, from recently acquired Acteon Company, J2 Subsea. Phil Middl
UK’s Oil and Gas Sectors Widely Recognised
UK oil production has fallen by 40 percent over the past three years to the same production levels seen in the 1970s, prompting two Cabinet visits in the same week earlier this month. In 2013, only 15 exploratory wells were drilled, the lowest number since drilling began in the North Sea 50 years ag
Energy Minister Sees Cygnus Field Development at Nigg Fabrication Yard
Energy Minister Michael Fallon visited Nigg fabrication yard, a key construction site for the Cygnus project, the largest Southern gas field in the North Sea to be approved and developed in the past 25 years. A partnership between GDF Suez, Centrica and Bayerngas, the Cygnus project was only made po
Veripos to Co-Host Position Monitoring Workshop
Veripos, an innovator in precise navigation and positioning solutions, is co-organizing an offshore positioning industry workshop at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ålesund, on May 22, 2014. This event, which is aimed at Captains, owners, operators and DPOs, will focus exclusively on the latest advances in DP r
VIDEO: AUVs Survey D-Day Rehearsal Wreckages Off South Devon Coast
A mission off the coast of South Devon, England has surveyed two U.S. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) that were torpedoed and sunk during the D-Day rehearsal Exercise Tiger on April 28, 1944. Using state-of-the-art autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology to collect data from the wreckage site, the
Severn Wins Its Second Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Valve engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade for the second time in four years. The award recognises the British manufacturer’s three year trajectory of continuous growth in overseas sales. Between 2010 and 2012 international t
Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes Announce Subsea Production Alliance
Aker Solutions ASA and Baker Hughes Incorporated have agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions that will boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields. The non-incorporated alliance will combine Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea productio
Ennsub to Build ROV Deployment Systems for Ceona Amazon
Ennsub, the independent subsea design, engineering and technology company, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by leading independent ROV service provider ROVOP. The deal involves the design and manufacture of two ultra-deepwater workclass ROV launch and recovery systems to be installed
Sonardyne 6G Technology Recognized with Queen’s Award
Leading subsea technology manufacturer Sonardyne International Ltd. is celebrating winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its 6G® underwater product range. Announced on Monday 21st April, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise recognises and encourages commercial success resulting from